The Air Canada Bailout

As I write, it has just been announced that the federal government will bail out Air Canada to the tune of $5.9 billion. That is the beginning, because having bailed out the largest air carrier, bailout will also need to flow to the smaller carriers. It seems to me that implicit in this bailout, which includes a commitment to purchase new, additional aircraft, is the assumption that the world economy and world priorities will return to that of pre-pandemic days soon

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How Not to Explore the Arctic

On the morning of May 9^th 1845, H.M. ships Erebus and Terror set sail with a crew of 129 men from Greenhithe, England on an ill-fated arctic expedition to find the Northwest Passage to the Orient.

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5-Star Reviews

I spend a lot of time reading reviews online. Whenever I consider buying something, one of the first things I do is check the internet to find out more about it: What’s the best brand? Where can I get it cheapest? And, inevitably – what do the people who seem to live to scrutinize the smallest details think about it? Deeper and deeper I go, into a rabbit hole. Hours later I emerge.

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Struvite and Phosphate

The Climate change discussion surrounds us. This is true whether you believe the Climate is changing or not. The discussion envelopes whether we believe that Climate Change is the result of human activity or natural climate cycles. Similarly the discussion of what to do with our fossil fuel deposits is unavoidable, regardless of your attitude toward fossil fuel use. These two discussions dominate. It seems at times there is not enough oxygen left for other discussions, yet there are other resource issues we need to talk about if we wish to live responsibly and sustainably.

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When Enough is Enough

If, as a society, we hope to transition towards a sustainable future, the concept of “enough” is a concept that will need to become an ever increasing part of our life – of our living.

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